They are still working on the street in front of my apartment for the Renovada Ciudad Colonial project. They are tearing up the bricks on the first part of the street they started working on over a year ago. The bricks were inferior so they are taking them away and adding new and improved bricks. […]
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30 Sectors Without Water
It was announced a few days ago that 30 different parts of Santo Domingo area would be without water for 24 hours. (I translated it using bing) “The Acuedcuto and Sewerage Corporation of Santo Domingo (CAASD) reported that more than 30 sectors of the National District left without drinking water throughout the day on Friday […]
Beat the Heat Sunday 7-1-2012
On the Sunday walk-about yesterday it was just way too hot and humid to do much walking about. I took a few pictures of what people around the Colonial Zone were doing to beat the heat. Having a Birthday Party in the Colmado Sitting and relaxing in the park. The big boys playing in the […]
End of March Rain Starting
On this World Water Day it seems that we will have rain for the next 4 days, how ironic. Do we really need it? No Can we change it? No So, here is what we do when it rains here in the Colonial Zone of Dominican Republic. The view from my balcony right now. The […]
Hot Water For Me!
I have been living in this country for about 10 years now. Even the time in the middle years when I had to go back to USA for a time I still lived here because all my stuff was here. Anyhow, I only had hot water in the very first apartment I lived in for […]
My Move to the New Apartment
I know I have not written in a while so let me see what’s been happening. I did move into my new apartment(Aug. 8)and love it here. I am still living in the Colonial Zone. There is still a problem with the filtration. There are a few leaky pipes. There is a spot where the […]